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Fact-Checking Debate's Biggest Whoppers

Obama never 'apologized' for America; Romney did oversee tuition breaks

(Newser) - President Obama called Mitt Romney's claim of a presidential "apology tour" a giant "whopper"—but Romney wasn't the only one offering misleading information last night, the AP reports. A rundown of some of the debate's inaccuracies:
  • Obama wasn't apologizing on his foreign tour
...

Obama Victorious in Final Debate
 Obama Victorious 
 in Final Debate 
OPINION roundup
Oct 23, 2012 6:31 AM CDT

Obama Victorious in Final Debate

But will it help him in November?

(Newser) - Debate watchers largely say President Obama owned last night's face-off —but the Weekly Standard is already preparing for a Mitt Romney presidency. Here's a look at what the pundits are saying:
  • Andrew Sullivan calls last night "Obama's debate," though Romney "made no massive
...

Trump: I've Got 'Big News' About Obama

But we won't find out until tomorrow

(Newser) - Could the Republicans' October surprise be arriving by way of the Donald? Trump says he's got "big news" about the president that could "possibly" change the election, the New York Daily News reports. "Stay tuned for my big Obama announcement," coming tomorrow, he tweeted yesterday....

Obama, Romney Start Debate on Benghazi

 Obama Jabbed, 
 Romney Kept Cool 
2012 debates
Oct 22, 2012 8:04 PM CDT

Obama Jabbed, Romney Kept Cool

President plays offense in foreign policy debate

(Newser) - Tonight was the rubber match, and President Obama came out swinging—perhaps playing the aggressive role of a candidate who has slid in the polls . Mitt Romney struck a more sober tone as he tried to parry jabs at the foreign policy debate in Boca Raton, Fla., the New York ...

World Not Ready for a Romney Presidency

Western Europe overwhelmingly favors Obama

(Newser) - While the US sees a presidential race that could go either way , much of the rest of the world is expecting—and in many cases, actively hoping for—a continued Obama presidency. Some 75% of Europeans prefer the incumbent to Mitt Romney, while just 8% favor the former governor, a...

For 10 Days, CIA Told Obama Libya Attack Was Protest

Despite conflicting evidence

(Newser) - New details are emerging revealing the confusion surrounding the attack on the US consulate in Libya that left Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans dead: For 10 days after the attack, the CIA told President Obama in his daily intelligence briefing that the siege came out of a spontaneous...

What to Expect at Tonight's Debate

Foreign policy clash will be tough one for Romney

(Newser) - With the candidates tied at one debate win each—and 47% of the vote, according to a new poll —don't expect either man to pull any punches in tonight's foreign policy showdown in Florida. Pundits think President Obama has the edge, but he is by no means...

New Poll: Romney Leads Obama 49%-47%



 New Poll: Romney 
 Leads Obama 
 49%-47% 
PLUS, GOP WINNING CASH RACE
Oct 22, 2012 7:11 AM CDT

New Poll: Romney Leads Obama 49%-47%

GOP ahead $46B in cash race

(Newser) - After an NBC poll found a tie at 47% yesterday, a Politico-George Washington University tracking poll today offers a different take on the presidential race that has Mitt Romney leading President Obama 49% to 47% nationally. It's the first time since early May that Romney has led in the...

McGovern Was a &#39;Complicated Person&#39;
 McGovern Was a 
 'Complicated Person' 
tributes
Oct 21, 2012 4:19 PM CDT

McGovern Was a 'Complicated Person'

President Obama, Mitt Romney among those honoring George McGovern

(Newser) - Tributes are rolling in for George McGovern, the Democrat who served three Senate terms and lost a landslide election to President Richard Nixon in 1972. He died today at age 90.
  • "George actually was a very complicated person," said Newt Gingrich, reports Politico . "He said, 'One
...

18 Stars You'd Never Guess Are Related

Brad and Angie both have political ties

(Newser) - You may have heard that Ancestry.com just uncovered a link between four famous Canadians: Yep, Justin Bieber, Ryan Gosling, Celine Dion, and Avril Lavigne are all distantly related. Celebuzz reveals more celebrities and other VIPs who are actually family:
  • Hillary Clinton and Angelina Jolie are ninth cousins twice removed.
...

US, Iran Agree to 1st Direct Nuclear Talks

But negotiations are fraught with election-year politics

(Newser) - Tehran and Washington have agreed to the first-ever direct talks about Iran's nuclear program, but only after Nov. 6—because Iran insists on meeting with a newly elected president, the New York Times reports. The plan could easily fall through, however—either because Iran is bluffing to ease international...

One Debate Obama and Romney Will Never Have
The One Debate We Won't Hear: Gun Control
Gail Collins
Oct 20, 2012 1:55 PM CDT

The One Debate We Won't Hear: Gun Control

Obama, Romney want to avoid this hot potato: Gail Collins

(Newser) - Benghazi? Check. Unemployment? Check. Health care? Well, of course. Yet despite the 43 multiple shootings in America over the last year, Mitt Romney and President Obama simply aren't debating gun control in the 2012 election, writes Gail Collins at the New York Times . She gives "a cheer" for...

Obama, Romney Tied in Florida: Poll
Obama, Romney Tied
in Florida: Poll
Oct 19, 2012 4:54 PM CDT

Obama, Romney Tied in Florida: Poll

And Florida's women prefer Obama by just a slim margin

(Newser) - In case you haven't totally OD'd on polls yet: CNN has a new one indicating that President Obama and Mitt Romney are statistically tied in the swing state of Florida. The survey of 1,030 adults gave Romney a 49% to 48% lead, with the usual division between...

Obama's Diagnosis: Romney Has 'Romnesia'

But bloggers slam president for the dig

(Newser) - Maybe President Obama is still feeling funny from last night : Stumping today in Fairfax, Virginia, he criticized Mitt Romney for "side-stepping" on women's issues like abortion and contraception—and of suffering from acute "Romnesia," CBS News reports. "Now that we are 18 days out ... Mr....

Springsteen Officially Endorses Obama

Boss posts note of praise on website

(Newser) - It's no secret that Bruce Springsteen is an Obama fan , but the Boss made his support official yesterday in a letter on his website. The president has had "a really rough ride" due to the "economic chaos" left to him by the previous administration, Springsteen writes. "...

Conservatives Pile on Candy Crowley

Rush accuses her of 'journalistic terrorism'

(Newser) - One person who definitely did not win the presidential debate this week was Candy Crowley—at least as far as conservatives are concerned. Right-wingers are claiming the take-charge moderator deliberately helped Barack Obama look good, reports CBS News . "Crowley's behavior goes beyond despicable as it was a blatant...

Obama Takes Dig at 'Binders' Comment

Romney fires back as women's issues emerge in campaign

(Newser) - You didn't think Mitt Romney's "binders full of women" comment at the debate was going to just disappear, right? President Obama couldn't resist taking a dig today in Iowa, reports Politico :
  • “I tell you what,” said the president. “We don’t have to
...

Fact-Checking Last Night's Debate

Obama, Romney both played a little loose with the truth

(Newser) - As usual, the truth took a bit of a beating in last night's presidential debate. At least one fact was checked during the debate —Obama's assertion that he did, indeed, use the term "act of terror" to describe the attack on the US consulate in Libya...

Aggressive Obama Edges 2nd Debate
 Aggressive Obama 
 Edges 2nd Debate 
OPINION ROUNDUP
Oct 17, 2012 2:30 AM CDT

Aggressive Obama Edges 2nd Debate

Prez made vital comeback from Denver disaster, pundits say

(Newser) - President Obama actually showed up for the second debate, and while the feisty contest was nowhere near as one-sided as his Denver defeat, most pundits say that the president made the comeback he needed. Some 46% of viewers thought Obama won the debate, while 39% called it for Mitt Romney,...

Obama Goes on Offensive in Debate No. 2

This one is a lot feistier than round one

(Newser) - President Obama and Mitt Romney wrapped up their second debate tonight, and this time both candidates came to play. The early consensus is that Obama got aggressive and did much better than in the first go-round, though Romney didn't retreat much from his aggressive attacks—on the economy in...

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